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Home > Initiatives > Living in New Haven > Culture > Bookstores and Libraries

Bookstores and Libraries

As a college town, New Haven has a variety of new and used bookstores. The Yale Library System, one of the nation’s largest research collections, confers privileges to students, employees and their spouses or partners. The New Haven Free Public Library has five locations offering general interest books, children’s books, digital media and activities for the whole family.

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